Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance, 3rd Edition

Employee Background Checks

Many organizations perform a background check on prospective employees before hiring them. The purpose of a background check is to uncover any evidence of past behavior that might indicate a prospect is a security risk. In reality, all personnel are security risks because they must be trusted with sensitive information. A background check can uncover information that indicates a person might be an undue security risk.

Background checks can vary in depth. For example, a background check might simply verify a Social Security number as authentic and belonging to the applicant. Or a background check might involve conducting a police criminal check and reviewing a prospective employee’s complete history. Each organization ...